Portsmouth police log: Nov. 7-8

Friday

Nov 9, 2018 at 10:32 AMNov 9, 2018 at 10:52 AM

Nov. 7

6:47 a.m.: Notified the animal officer about a sighting of a missing dog.

9:33 a.m.: Responded to Lafayette Road for a call about a man upset about damage to his piano and who said he was going to blow police officers' heads off. Caller said the man was very disorderly and wanted him barred from the property. He was served a barment letter.

10:23 a.m.: Animal officer reported being unable to find a loose dog.

10:48 a.m.: Assisted at a home with a suicidal person who did not want to speak with first responders.

11:50 a.m.: Attempted to locate a man reportedly passed out drunk in an ATM vestibule. Caller said the man then woke up and was picked up by someone in a van.

12:40 p.m.: Caller reported someone wearing cammo and carrying a crossbow into woods off Greenland Road and wasn't sure if hunting was allowed. Passed the information to N.H. Fish and Game.

1:37 p.m.: Caller asked for well being check of a woman. Police made contact with her and she said she wasn't answering her phone because she was out of minutes.

1:45 p.m.: Responded to Walmart for a call about a shoplifter. He agreed to pay for everything and store staff was satisfied.

1:47 p.m.: Assisted with traffic on Borthwick Avenue where firefighters were responding for a smoke condition.

2:24 p.m.: Assisted with a K-9 for a drug search on a boat for a habormaster.

3:57 p.m.: Investigated a report about an elderly man driving a vehicle that looked like it was involved in a crash. Contacted a relative who said it was old damage.

4:01 p.m.: Caller reported finding a dog named Buddy that had been missing and put him in a fenced side yard. Buddy's owner was notified and they were reunited.

4:18 p.m.: Responded to Vaughan Mall for a call about a fight. One person was injured by "punches to the head," the other person took off.

5:03 p.m.: Report taken about a hit-and-run crash.

5:21 p.m.: Caller reported a man pulling a yelping dog by its collar. Police determined the dog was not in distress but the caller was not happy with that finding and said she would be following the man and dog.

5:39 p.m.: Responded to Congress Street where someone said they were assaulted the prior Saturday and did not report it, but was now feeling neck pain.

5:43 p.m.: Caller complained about a man dumpster diving at a Woodbury Avenue location. He had permission to collect recyclables.

6:57 p.m.: Responded to the hospital to pick up a man who was medically cleared and bring him to the jail in protective custody due to his level of intoxication.

7:00 p.m.: Caller said a squirrel came within feet of her a day before she saw it dead in Osprey Landing. She told police she feared it had rabies and should be "buried in the earth." The information was passed to the animal officer.

7:11 p.m.: Assisted in the area of Walden Street where a Volkswagen slipped out of gear, rolled and was stuck on a retaining wall. Wrecker called to remove it.

7:58 p.m.: Responded to Beechstone Apartments for a fireworks complaint and advised a group of people it was not allowed.

8:11 p.m.: Caller said a couple was breaking into a van parked on Daniel Street. It was the man's van and he was "showing a female his tools."

8:52 p.m.: Assisted on Hanover Street with a crash.

9:29 p.m.: Investigated a report about a woman passed out in a car. She was not in the car, but at work nearby.

9:48 p.m.: Responded to Bow Street for a call about a woman hitting a man. Located the woman who said she was alone and upset because she lost her credit card. An officer found the card for her.

Nov. 8

1:00 a.m.: Responded to a Lafayette Road store for a call about an agitated man carrying a stick and making workers uneasy.

1:37 a.m.: Hospital staff reported finding marijuana on a patient.

2:33 a.m.: Caller reported a man walking in the Route 1 Bypass with what appeared to be a wrench, but he was gone when police arrived.

3:20 a.m.: Checked a home after a caller reported suspicious activity from her remote-activated surveillance.

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